Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, June 9, 1981) is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller LΓ©on: The Professional, opposite Jean Reno. She was later cast as PadmΓ© Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (released in 1999, 2002 and 2005). Born in Jerusalem to an Israeli father and American mother, Portman grew up in the eastern United States from the age of three. She studied dancing and acting in New York, and starred in Star Wars: Episode I β The Phantom Menace while still at high school on Long Island. In 1999, Portman enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology, alongside her work as an actress; she completed a bachelor's degree in 2003. During her studies she starred in a second Star Wars film and opened in New York City's The Public Theater production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull in 2001. Portman won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for starring in the 2004 drama Closer, appear...
LΓ©on: The Professional
1994
Heat
1995
Black Swan
2010
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Thor
2011
Mars Attacks!
1996
V for Vendetta
2006
Thor: The Dark World
2013
May December
2023
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Brothers
2009
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Vox Lux
2018
The Twits
2025
Fountain of Youth
2025
Annihilation
2018
No Strings Attached
2011
Hesher
2010
Closer
2004
Zoolander
2001
Jackie
2016
The Darjeeling Limited
2007
New York, I Love You
2008
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
Cold Mountain
2003
Song to Song
2017
Hotel Chevalier
2007
Your Highness
2011
Beautiful Girls
1996
Where the Heart Is
2000
Paris Je T'aime
2006
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
2007
Dolphin Reef
2018
Garden State
2004
A Tale of Love and Darkness
2015
Jane Got a Gun
2015
My Blueberry Nights
2007